Shown here is the 150 acre Lake Puki Puki, near Himatangi, which dried up during the drought of 1969 - 1970, for the first time in living memory. The lake was one of several resulting from the formation of sand dunes along the coast which prevente...
Creator: Manawatu Evening Standard
Place: Pukepuke Lagoon, Himitangi
Date: March 12, 1970
An unpublished paper by Dr Jim Coull (Geography Department of the University of Aberdeen0 who was a sabbatical visitor to Massey University in the early 1980s.
The paper explores the settlement of the Manchester Block, an area around the Feildin...
Creator: Dr Jim Coull
Place: Manchester Block, Manawatū
Date: 1980s
This photograph looks at some of the early houses in the Shannon area from the top of Cemetery Hill.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Shannon, Manawatū
Date: 1895 to 1905
This photograph was taken from near the railway cutting (see train at the left of photo) and looks towards Shannon.
Creator: Unknown
Place: Shannon, Manawatū
Date: 1895 to 1905